tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post6093671341915179156..comments2023-09-26T15:04:00.610-05:00Comments on Dave Krieg's Strike Beard: Ranking the Squads #1: 2005Ramona P. http://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-65567191917027765862010-01-07T04:21:57.476-06:002010-01-07T04:21:57.476-06:00I was a double lucky bastard that year because I w...I was a double lucky bastard that year because I was at both the Giants game where Feely missed those three field goals (the SNL skit about it the following week was sweeeet!), and I took my dad to the NFC Championship game @ Qwest. <br /><br />Before the Giants game, on the Bremerton-Seattle ferry ride over, a guy was at the front of the pedestrian ferry deck holding his 12th Man Flag. The ferry crew unscrewed a mop handle and tied it to the guy's flag so he could fly it without accidentally losing it in the sound. The passengers first booed because they thought that the crew was going to make him stop, but then cheered loud as they helped him fly the flag. <br /><br />I remember those poor souls wearing Panthers jerseys @ the NFC Championship game, and they were like the loneliest people in Seattle that day because no one wanted to talk to them...or gave them bad looks...or shouted at them from the many bars leading to qwest... <br /><br />When the Panthers fans got to the stadium it was even worse because the crowd booed them row after row in unison until they got to their seats. <br /><br />I hugged strangers. A really hot chick kissed me on the cheek on the street outside a bar after the game. The Bremerton ferry chanted "Super Bowl! Super Bowl!" The whole ride. Never seen anything like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111097766443952836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-4020182883648919502009-05-12T23:57:00.000-05:002009-05-12T23:57:00.000-05:00I have very personal memories of that Superbowl ye...I have very personal memories of that Superbowl year. My Dad -- a transplanted Texan, retired school superintendent, former coach and lover of all things football --enjoyed going to the Seahawk games immensely. Dad became a Hawk fan soon after our family move to the PNW and he relished going to Qwest to cheer on "the team with class." <br /><br />In 2003, about a month after we had moved here, we took Dad to his first professional football game at Qwest. He was gobstruck at the beauty of the stadium and the kindness of the fans who noticed his struggle to climb to our nosebleed seats. We weren't wearing Hawk gear, but no fewer than three groups of fans offered to trade seats so my father would be more comfortable. It brings tears to my eyes just to recall my dad's reaction. The die was cast from that day on: we were Hawk fans. <br /><br />My Dad soaked in the atmosphere at every game we attended in 2005. He believed that team was something special. Of course, he was right. However, dad got ill quite suddenly the first week of January 2006. He passed peacefully one week later at age 89. <br /><br />That run up to the Superbowl was something I'll never forget because, not only was it special as a fan, it was something incredibly satisfying we shared with my Dad. <br /><br />Hope I didn't go on too much about this, but that Superbowl year is a flood of memories for me.JRussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-64051343434663779362009-05-12T12:00:00.000-05:002009-05-12T12:00:00.000-05:00Romo mishandling the FG attempt and Babs coming ar...Romo mishandling the FG attempt and Babs coming around the corner dropping Romo short of the first and the goal line. I've never seen my dad cry like he did that day. ClassAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205011733315386618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-64802914921345060652009-05-11T22:43:00.000-05:002009-05-11T22:43:00.000-05:00"all this hollerin' don't mean nuthin..."all this hollerin' don't mean nuthin, this is our house!"<br /><br />Famous last words from the NFC Championship game in 2005.<br /><br />See it at about 2:45 in my "ode to the 12th man" called "Unspeakable"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8r_XEHJh8w&feature=channel_pageUnofficial Voicehttp://www.youtube.com/unofficialvoicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-9769697954334305082009-05-11T22:42:00.000-05:002009-05-11T22:42:00.000-05:001. Hass sliding into the end zone holding the ball...1. Hass sliding into the end zone holding the ball up in the air.<br /><br />2. Tatupu's int for TD on MNF<br /><br />3. Chanting SuperBowl! SuperBowl with 6 minutes left in the NFC Championship gameEl Toronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-50020333494036825422009-05-11T21:52:00.000-05:002009-05-11T21:52:00.000-05:00I, too, thought the last 3 or so minutes of the Da...I, too, thought the last 3 or so minutes of the Dallas game were some of the finest for the Seahawks. A backup tight end catches the tieing touchdown, Babs' interception, and without any timeout, Josh quickly trots onto the field and nails a 50 yarder....<br /><br />Another great memory was the MNF game against the Eagles. Remember Shaun Alexander's prophetic run-up commercial "You may not know me...?" And then it was a total effort...a crushingly long touchdown drive with Matt throwing across his body for the TD and three TDs from the Defense. I cried from laughter during that game...<br /><br />The Panthers playoff game was great, but the goddamn ticket ordering process flumoxxed me. I had my cordless phone and laptop in my hand at the same time, made sure my laptop was set to the Naval observatory clock and concurrently called and refreshed the ticket ordering page for 15 of the most frustrating minutes of my life. There was no hold queue, I just never could get through.<br /><br />Sorry...just the good stuff....focusing back in now.<br /><br />How great was it to see us receiving some national attention? Remember being featured as the #2 team in the league (behind the Colts) in ESPN's Power Rankings? Here's a link:<br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?week=18&season=2005<br /><br />I couldn't get enough news on the Seahawks that year. It just seemed magical. I went to an Olive Garden in the Lakewood area right after the NFC Championship game and saw jerseys all over the place in the restaurant. Got hugged by a guy I didn't know (we were both wearing jerseys and for true fans, that was enough, I suppose).<br /><br />Anyways, great blog. And I happen to live in Belleville, IL...so if you go to the Seahawks-Rams game in St Louis, stop by and say hi. I have front row seats immediately to the right of the visitors tunnel at the bottom of the stadium.<br /><br />FoozerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-14945467425545474592009-05-11T21:22:00.000-05:002009-05-11T21:22:00.000-05:00Easy, Hass leaving hater springs in the Dust!! oh...Easy, Hass leaving hater springs in the Dust!! oh, and a close second, Seneca's catch on Kenny Lucas...<br /><br />I guess I get bitter about those trash talking CB's that left, but then we had the last laugh!!! springs did have a hole in his head, err, I mean hamstring....gonzhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336019809206300157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-76894141170185971472009-05-11T20:43:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:43:00.000-05:00How can it not be Steve Smith's meltdown or Delhom...How can it not be Steve Smith's meltdown or Delhomme's Int massacre.Aaron Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654814403313603414noreply@blogger.com